Born: 19 October 1931, Poole, Dorset, England
Died: 12 December 2020, Truro, Cornwall, England
Nationality: English
Biography
John le Carré was the pen name of David John Moore Cornwell, an English writer of realistic espionage novels informed by his experience in British intelligence.
John le Carré
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1974. Sceptre, 1999.
On the canal towpath, meanwhile, Guillam had resumed his vigil of the house. The footpath is closed to the public one hour before dark: after that it can be anything from a trysting place for lovers to a haven for down-and-outs; both, for different reasons, are attracted by the darkness of the bridges
The house, with 'a strip of walled back garden running down to the Regent's Canal', is where George Smiley has set a trap for the mole who has been passing secrets to the Soviet Union. All the action takes place here; no mention of the park.